Mean, Median, Mode
& Range
By Monica Yuskaitis
Vocabulary Review
• Sum – the answer to an
addition problem.
• Addend – the numbers you
added together to get the
sum.
6 + 9 = 15
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Definition
Mean
Means
Average
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Definition
• Mean – the average of a
group of numbers.
2, 5, 2, 1, 5
Mean = 3
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Mean is found by evening out
the numbers
2, 5, 2, 1, 5
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Mean is found by evening out
the numbers
2, 5, 2, 1, 5
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Mean is found by evening out
the numbers
2, 5, 2, 1, 5
mean = 3
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How to Find the Mean of a
Group of Numbers
• Step 1 – Add all the numbers.
8, 10, 12, 18, 22, 26
8+10+12+18+22+26 = 96
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How to Find the Mean of a
Group of Numbers
• Step 2 – Divide the sum by
the number of addends.
8, 10, 12, 18, 22, 26
8+10+12+18+22+26 = 96
How many addends are there?
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How to Find the Mean of a
Group of Numbers
• Step 2 – Divide the sum by
the number of addends.
# of addends
16
6) 96
6
36
36
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sum
How to Find the Mean of a
Group of Numbers
The mean or average of these
numbers is 16.
8, 10, 12, 18, 22, 26
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What is the mean of these
numbers?
7, 10, 16
11
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What is the mean of these
numbers?
2, 9, 14, 27
13
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What is the mean of these
numbers?
1, 2, 7, 11, 19
8
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What is the mean of these
numbers?
26, 33, 41, 52
38
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Definition
Median
is in the
Middle
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Definition
• Median – the middle number
in a set of ordered numbers.
1, 3, 7, 10, 13
Median = 7
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How to Find the Median in a
Group of Numbers
• Step 1 – Arrange the numbers
in order from least to greatest.
21, 18, 24, 19, 27
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
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How to Find the Median in a
Group of Numbers
• Step 2 – Find the middle
number.
21, 18, 24, 19, 27
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
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How to Find the Median in a
Group of Numbers
• Step 2 – Find the middle
number.
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
This is your median number.
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How to Find the Median in a
Group of Numbers
• Step 3 – If there are two middle
numbers, find the mean of these
two numbers.
18, 19, 21, 25, 27, 28
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How to Find the Median in a
Group of Numbers
• Step 3 – If there are two middle
numbers, find the mean of these
two numbers.
21+ 25 = 46
median
23
2) 46
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What is the median of these
numbers?
16, 10, 7
7, 10, 16
10
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What is the median of these
numbers?
29, 8, 4, 11, 19
4, 8, 11, 19, 29
11
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What is the median of these
numbers?
31, 7, 2, 12, 14, 19
2, 7, 12, 14, 19, 31
13
12 + 14 = 26 2) 26
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What is the median of these
numbers?
53, 5, 81, 67, 25, 78
5, 25, 53, 67, 78, 81
60
53 + 67 = 120 2) 120
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Definition
Mode
is the most
Popular
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Definition
• A la mode – the most
popular or that which is in
fashion.
Baseball caps are a la mode today.
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Definition
• Mode – the number that
appears most frequently in a
set of numbers.
1, 1, 3, 7, 10, 13
Mode = 1
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How to Find the Mode in a
Group of Numbers
• Step 1 – Arrange the numbers
in order from least to greatest.
21, 18, 24, 19, 18
18, 18, 19, 21, 24
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How to Find the Mode in a
Group of Numbers
• Step 2 – Find the number that
is repeated the most.
21, 18, 24, 19, 18
18, 18, 19, 21, 24
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Which number is the mode?
29, 8, 4, 8, 19
4, 8, 8, 19, 29
8
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Which number is the mode?
1, 2, 2, 9, 9, 4, 9, 10
1, 2, 2, 4, 9, 9, 9, 10
9
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Which number is the mode?
22, 21, 27, 31, 21, 32
21, 21, 22, 27, 31, 32
21
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Definition
Range
is the distance
Between
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Definition
• Range – the difference between
the greatest and the least value
in a set of numbers.
1, 1, 3, 7, 10, 13
Range = 12
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How to Find the Range in a
Group of Numbers
• Step 1 – Arrange the numbers
in order from least to greatest.
21, 18, 24, 19, 27
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
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How to Find the Range in a
Group of Numbers
• Step 2 – Find the lowest and
highest numbers.
21, 18, 24, 19, 27
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
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How to Find the Range in a
Group of Numbers
• Step 3 – Find the difference
between these 2 numbers.
18, 19, 21, 24, 27
27 – 18 = 9
The range is 9
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What is the range?
29, 8, 4, 8, 19
4, 8, 8, 19, 29
29 – 4 = 25
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What is the range?
22, 21, 27, 31, 21, 32
21, 21, 22, 27, 31, 32
32 – 21 = 11
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What is the range?
31, 8, 3, 11, 19
3, 8, 11, 19, 31
31 – 3 = 28
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What is the range?
23, 7, 9, 41, 19
7, 9, 23, 19, 41
41 – 7 = 34
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Credits
• Clipart from ClickArt 125,000, T/Maker
Company of Broderbund Software, Inc.
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